SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- A SOLICITATION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE FOR SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) CONTRACT PROPOSALS
- Notice Date
- 7/16/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- PHS-2004-1
- Response Due
- 11/14/2003
- Archive Date
- 11/29/2003
- Point of Contact
- Office of Extramural Programs Office of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health, Phone 301-435-2688, - Office of Extramural Programs Office of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health, Phone 301-435-2688,
- E-Mail Address
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- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- THE SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PROGRAM OF THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE SOL [PHS 2004-1] DUE 111403 POC Office of Extramural Programs, Office of Extramural Research, (301) 435-2688. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30305 are soliciting proposals from small business concerns that possess the research and development (R&D) expertise to conduct innovative research that will contribute toward meeting the program objectives of the agencies. A SOLICITATION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE FOR SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH CONTRACT PROPOSALS [PHS 2004-1], with a closing date of November 14, 2003 for receipt of proposals, soon will be available electronically through the National Institutes of Health's Small Business Funding Opportunities (NIH SBIR/STTR) home page at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm . The SBIR Phase I Contract Solicitation will only be available via electronic means. Printed copies of the solicitation will not be distributed. Potential offerors are encouraged to check the NIH SBIR/STTR home page for updates on the program. Any updates or corrections to the solicitation will be posted there. The SBIR program, which was initiated in 1982, was reauthorized through fiscal year 2008 by the Small Business Innovation Research Program Reauthorization Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-554; December 21, 2000). The purposes of the Act are to: (a) expand and improve the SBIR program; (b) emphasize increased private sector commercialization of technology developed through federal R&D; (c) increase small business participation in federal R&D; and (d) foster and encourage participation of socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns and women-owned small business concerns in the SBIR program. For purposes of the SBIR program, a small business concern is any business concern that, on the date of award, (1) is organized for profit, with a place of business located in the United States, which operates primarily within the United States or which makes a significant contribution to the United States economy through payment of taxes or use of American products, materials or labor; (2) is in the legal form of an individual proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, association, trust or cooperative, except that where the form is a joint venture there can be no more than 49 percent participation by foreign business entities in the joint venture; (3) is at least 51 percent owned and controlled by one or more individuals who are citizens of, or permanent resident aliens in, the United States; AND (4) has, including its affiliates, no more than 500 employees. Following are the research topics identified in the PHS SBIR Contract Solicitation [PHS 2004-1]: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM (NIAAA): Development of Methodology for Measuring Compliance for Medications; Medications Development; Development of Correlational Alcohol-Relevant Database from Mouse Transcriptosome and Proteome; Identification of Genomic, Proteomic, Or Metabolomic Differences Associated with Alcohol-induced Organ Damage and Other Alcohol-related Diseases; Science Education Materials Development for Kindergarten through 12th Grade; Biochemical Markers. NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI): Clinical Trial Data Collection Using Hand-Held Technology; Biomedical Informatics System for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research; Target Based High Throughput Screening for the Identification of Radioprotectors; New Approaches for the Determination of 3-Dimensional Protein Structure; Technologies for the Study of Genetic Alterations; New Technologies for Monitoring the Tumor Microenvironment; Development of Inhibitory Reagents for the Study of Protein Function; Development and Application of High-Throughput Proteomics Technologies; Virtual Microscopy for the Early Detection of Cancer; Antibody Array for Cancer Detection; Early Detection Research Network Bioinformatics Research Program (EDRN-BRP); Chemical Optimization and Structure-Activity Relationships; Development of an Analytical Information Management System; A Software Program to Develop Logic Models; Research-based Health Information Communications Network Targeting Minority Populations; Develop ACR BIRADS/BCSC: A Standardized Computerized Mammography Data System. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE (NIDA): Develop New Technologies for Screening and Assessing Drug Abuse and Matching Patients with Appropriate Treatment Services; Develop Screening and/or Assessment Tools for Multi-Problem Youth; New Technologies for Epidemiology Research; Efficient in vivo Delivery System for siRNA; Nanoscience-based Design of Therapies for Substance Abuse Treatment; Discovery of New Chemical Probes; Reagents to Identify Transcription Factors That Define Neural Cell Types; Development of Novel Approaches in Human Neuroscience; Virtual Reality for the Neurobiological Study of Drug-Brain-Behavior Interactions and Drug Abuse Treatment; Design, Evaluation, and Integration of Image Analysis Methods to Facilitate Clinical Neuroimaging in Substance Abuse. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH (NIMH): Development of Post-Postpartum Depression Training and Support Materials for Primary Care Providers; Interactive Web-Based Networking Tool For Linking Services And Interventions Research Training And Education Programs; Suicide Prevention Materials and Training for Criminal and Civil Court Systems; Development of Educational Models and Procedures to Improve the Quality of Mental Health Services and Interventions Research Mentoring; New methods for Rating Patients, Training Raters, and Assessing Reliability for Autism Spectrum Disorders; Source Documents On Handheld Devices For Clinical Trials In Autism: Adaptive Functioning, Global Functioning, Quality Of Life, Behavior Ratings, and/or Symptom Ratings; Adapting Existing Curricula for Promoting Social and Adaptive Functioning in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders; Autism Caregivers: Developing Training and Educational Materials That Adapt Empirically-Based Caregiver Support Strategies; Multi-Media Training and Education Materials for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Mental Health Services Research; Interactive Tools for State Mental Health Agencies around the Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices; Development of Tools and Monitoring Systems for the Implementation of Scientifically-Based Interventions to Reduce Mental Health Problems; Neurocognitive Assessment in Schizophrenia. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES (NIEHS): Development and Validation of High Throughput In Vitro Estrogen Receptor (ER) and Androgen Receptor (AR) Binding Assays Based on the Use of Recombinant Receptors; Development and Validation of Metabolically Competent In Vitro Toxicity Test Systems; Development of an Indoor Allergen Assay for Asthma Studies; Development of a Comprehensive System to Control Indoor Humidity and Reduce Indoor Allergen Levels in Residential Dwellings; Mouse Tissue Informatics; Analysis and Quantification of Eicosinoid and Regulatory Pathways; Metabonomics of the Liver. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)- National Center for HIV, STD AND TB Prevention (NCHSTP): Technology to facilitate the rapid identification of antibiotic resistance among Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the absence of culture; HPV and Pap Smear Screening Educational Materials for Low Literacy Population; Development of novel HIV-1 envelope immunogens for vaccine development; Development of novel genotyping procedures for Mycobacterium tuberculosis; New Laboratory Tests for Tuberculosis and Detection of Drug Resistance. NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM (NIP) - IMMUNIZATION SAFETY BRANCH: Melting Device for Safe Sharps Disposal in Developing Countries. MEASLES, RUBELLA, MUMPS ELIMINATION TEAM: Develop Methods to Enhance Administration of Vaccines, Including Live Virus Vaccines, Through the Respiratory Tract. NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (NCEH): Environmental Health/Anti-Chemical Terrorism -- Rapid Field Tests for Human Exposure; Detection of Human Exposure to Aflatoxins and Other Mycotoxins from Food or as Chemical Warfare or Terrorism Agents; Rapid Field Tests or Continuous Monitors for Arsenic in Drinking Water; Rapid Field Tests for Iodine Levels in Urine and Salt; Coronary Heart Disease; Enhancement of Blood Glucose Meters to Improve Management of Diabetes; Rapid Field Tests for Vitamin A Status; Rapid Field Tests for Iron Deficiency, Iron Deficiency Anemia, and Hemochromatosis; Improved Tests for Zinc Status and Zinc Body Stores in Humans; Improving Assessment of Children's Exposure to Toxic Substances. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION (NCCDPHP) - DIVISION OF NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: Culturally Tailored, Community-Based, Behavioral Change Intervention for at Risk Minorities; Influencing Healthy Food Choices with a skill building Interactive Web Tool/CD-Rom; Multi-Modal Based Intervention to Promote Healthier Lifestyles in at Risk Youth; An Interactive Web-Tool Cookbook Approach Toward Increasing Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables. OFFICE ON SMOKING AND HEALTH: Method to Screen Tobacco Products for Reduced-Harm or Reduced-Exposure Claims; High Through-Put Method to Isolate Tobacco and Tobacco-Derived Cigarette Components. DIVISION OF DIABETES TRANSLATION: Consumer Tools for Selecting Diabetes Health Care Coverage. The PHS SBIR Contract Solicitation PHS 2004-1, including proposal forms, soon will be available electronically through the National Institutes of Health's Small Business Funding Opportunities home page at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm on the World Wide Web. (Note: The PHS 2003-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Food and Drug Administration for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) GRANT APPLICATIONS is still open and is available at the same website noted above with remaining closing dates of August 1 and December 1, 2002.) LINKURL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm LINKDESC: National Institutes of Health's Small Business (SBIR/STTR) Funding Opportunities
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